Happy New Year Nails!

I got inspired by a bunch of photos on pinterest (come visit me!) I was going for a glitter gradient type mani on deep blue/cobalt. Then I realized I don't really know how to do a good glitter gradient and I (shockingly) don't own a deep cobalt (at least I don't think I do!). So, I went with deep shimmery blue and metallic polka dots using my dotting tool and some toothpicks!

 My husband thought it came out more like fish scales (which he thought was a compliment because he loves everything to do with fishing) and after second thought he's right! I love it even though it wasn't quite what I was going for!

Feeling Festive!

L.A. Girl Glitter Addict in Celebrate

I think I bought this at Rite Aid a few months ago. I was saving it for July 4th (I think). But, wow, it's really awesome!

 This is over a Orly's Bombay Saphire. The glitter is suspended in a clear base. But there are are red, silver and at least two different blue colors of glitter in thee. Very fun! Definitely a celebratory glitter!

Rockstar Supernova!

I took two layers of Rock Star - Heavy Metal which is an interesting dark grey-black with metallic particles. It looked pretty awesome on it's own.

But, I have a 4-day weekend, so some holo glitter was called for!

This is two layers of Supernova, which is a really neat holo bar glitter. I was a little impatient so you can see where I smudged it a little. It's a bit bumpy too, so I used two coats of Seche Vite which worked well. I had planned to change my manicure, but I am liking this so much, I think I am going to keep it a little longer!

More Christmas Swatches!

The stuff with holo glitter in it is really hard to capture on film!

I added some nfu-oh flakies to this, but it was hard to tell.

Rescue Beauty Lounge - "Black Russian"

Very pretty and glowy. I little more black than I thought. The red shimmery glitter didn't "pop" on the nail as much as it does in the bottle. I still loved it though!

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle with Nfu-Oh #40 flakies on top.

Swoon!

Look how blue the flakies shimmer!

Then I tried one of my kaliedascopes that I hadn't worn yet.

China Glaze's "He's going in circles"

Seriously Slacking

I know I've been slacking lately. I've still been taking photos, just been too lazy to put them up.
But, here's what I've been up to:


Orly, Cashmere Cardigan
Loved this! Very shiny. Pretty lavender/periwinkle type color.
It chipped a little quicker than I would have liked, but I still loved it.


This was Misa "On the Edge" with LA Girl Flare Platninum Record over it. It was a lot prettier in person than I could capture on film. I promise. It also wore insanely well AND was a breeze to remove. Pretty crazy!

Before the glitter. Really cool blue color. Unfortunately, I only got an indoor shot.

And then there was China Glaze - Wagon Trail. A really gorgeous deep-olive greenish color. Unfortunately, I broke/chipped one of my nails down really low while wearing this and had to chop them all down. Boo.